Projects / Bridges
My Thuan Bridge
Mekong River, Vietnam
- Client
- Baulderstone Hornibrook, Australia
- Location
- Mekong River, Vietnam
- Dates
- 1999 - 2000
- Construction cost
- $95 million
- Key services
- Deputy Bridge Construction Engineer
- Typology
- Cable-Stayed Bridge (CSB)
- Concrete structure and substructure
- Span CSB: 150m + 350m +150m
My Thuan Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge located in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam, at 70 kilometers upstream from Ho Chi Minh City. It connects the provinces of Tien Giang and Vinh Long. The bridge is a crucial transportation link in the southern part of Vietnam to facilitate the transportation and to improve connectivity in the region, as part of National Route 1A.The My Thuan Bridge has a main span of 350 meters and possess a distinctive design with “H” pylons, arp cable stay ditribution and slender road deck.
Lead Design Engineer responsible for the stay sag effect analysis, buffeting anchorage design, and pier tie-down false-work design. The main cable-stayed structure over the river is composed of a 350 meter central span and side spans of 150 meters.